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CultureOdds and EndsDark Souls Is Presumably Easier With Assault Rifles
A crossbow is an elegant weapon for a more civilized age, but it also lacks the stopping power of, say, an M16. Via PC Gamer, this mod called Modern Firearm by Forsakensilver does what it says on the box: it replaces a bunch of Dark Souls’ ranged weapons with “modern” (though some examples are stretching…
By Luke Plunkett Published July 6, 2020 -
CultureOdds and EndsThat’s One Way To Make A Custom Switch Pinball Controller
Joy-Con shoulder buttons don’t make very comfortable pinball flipper controls. That’s why Nerds&Makers’ Tommy Williamson harnessed the power of creativity and 3D printing to create the SwitchPin, a TV-spanning Joy-Con dock the sole purpose of which is to turn two buttons into two other buttons. I am not disparaging Williamson’s pinball pursuits. Sometimes two buttons…
By Mike Fahey Published July 6, 2020 -
CultureOdds and EndsWe Are Now Entering The “Animal Crossing Buttplug” Stage Of 2020
A lot of people around the world, especially in the US, are still stuck at home, away from friends and loved ones. Out of this isolation new ways of keeping in touch have emerged, including…buttplugs and vibrators that can sync with Animal Crossing and vibrate whenever the player swings a shovel. As Vice report, Kyle…
By Luke Plunkett Published July 1, 2020 -
CultureOdds and EndsPS2 Hack Runs Games On Burned DVD Discs, No Mod Chip Required
Building on an idea he’s had since he was a kid, security software engineer CTurt has developed a way for people to play unofficial games on a PS2 console by burning them onto a DVD alongside an exploit. If you are down for a very technical explanation of how it all works, please check out…
By Luke Plunkett Published June 28, 2020 -
CultureOdds and EndsJapanese Football Team Has A Thomas The Tank Engine Shirt
Japanese football side Kawasaki Frontale have released images of their new training kit for the upcoming season, and it has a British theme. In case the plaid didn’t spell that out clearly enough, a sleeve badge reveals the whole thing is actually a homage to Thomas The Tank Engine The idea behind the team’s training…
By Luke Plunkett Published June 28, 2020 -
CultureOdds and EndsI Turned My Steam Profile Into A GeoCities Disaster
A new Steam rewards program that just launched lets players obtain Steam profile items and backgrounds using points earned by purchasing games. Some of these can turn your profile into an ugly mess. I decided to see just how ugly. As Jurassic Park’s Ian Malcolm might say, I was so preoccupied with whether or not…
By Zack Zwiezen Published June 26, 2020 -
CultureOdds and EndsFamous Game Logos In Arabic
A few years ago we featured the work of Egyptian graphic designer Ibrahim Hamdi, who took a bunch of big game logos and translated them into Arabic. He’s now back with more, and these are even better. Volume 2 of Hamdi’s GLAM (Games Logo’s Arabic Matchmaking)features games like Fallout 76, Doom, Grand Theft Auto V,…
By Luke Plunkett Published June 25, 2020 -
CultureOdds and EndsAn Excerpt From Glengarry Glen Nook
“Let me have your attention for a moment. I wanna talk about something important. Put that lily-of-the-valley down. Lilies-of-the-valley are for checkers only. Do you think I’m Flip-ping with you? I am not Flip-ping with you. I’m here from Nook Inc. I’m here from Timmy and Tommy. And I’m here on a mission of mercy.…
By Ash Parrish Published June 25, 2020 -
CultureOdds and EndsGrandpa Is Playing Pokémon Go In The Year 2173
We first wrote about Taiwanese grandpa Chen San-yuan back in 2018, when he was spotted with 11 phones strapped to his bike so he could play Pokémon Go. In the two years since, he has upped his game considerably. As The Verge report, Chen’s bike+ phone assemblage has slowly got more precarious, from 45 phones…
By Luke Plunkett Published June 24, 2020 -
CultureOdds and EndsCan You Identify These Badly Described Classic Games?
Atari collectors all know about the so-called “Taiwan Cooper” line of bootleg cartridges that were sold around the world back in the ‘80s. They were knock-off copies of Atari 2600 games both popular (Space Invaders) and obscure (Bobby Is Going Home), with weird cover art and bizarre descriptions on the backs of the boxes. Nobody…
By Chris Kohler Published June 19, 2020 -
CultureOdds and EndsAnimal Crossing: The Last Airbender
Water. Earth. Fire. Air. Long ago the four nations lived together in harmony, until the Fire Nation ruined everything, the jerks. Don’t worry, YouTube’s The Nooksters bring all four elements back together for an outstanding remake of the Avatar: The Last Airbender intro in Animal Crossing: New Horizons. Utilizing the amazing costumes put together by…
By Mike Fahey Published June 11, 2020 -
CultureOdds and EndsIt’s Animal Crossing Music Played On Tesla Coils
The fine folks at ArcAttack use tesla coils to create music by shaking the air with electrical discharge. Sometimes a robot plays drums. Their latest musical lightning storm happens to be an amazing rendition of the music that plays at 5PM in Animal Crossing: New Horizons. It’s shockingly good. Get it? I am sorry. If…
By Mike Fahey Published June 10, 2020
